Mel Gibson, Clint Eastwood, and More Actors Who Almost Played James Bond (PHOTOS)

Sean Connery? Daniel Craig? Timothy Dalton? George Lazenby? (OK, maybe not him.) Everyone has their own opinion on which hunky actor best filled out 007’s suave suit, or most devastatingly quipped the indelible introduction: “Bond, James Bond.” But could Mel Gibson have measured up? How would have Michael Caine wielded the gun? From Cary Grant to Clint Eastwood, here’s a look at some of the stars who almost had their shot at preferring their martinis “shaken, not stirred.”